NATIONWIDE – Wallace “Wally” Amos Jr., the innovative founder of Famous Amos cookies, passed away on August 13, 2024, at the age of 88. He died peacefully at home following a battle with dementia.
Amos, a native of Tallahassee, Florida, launched his first Famous Amos cookie shop on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California, in 1975. His cookie brand quickly rose to prominence, known for its distinctive beige packaging and blue lettering and can still be found on store shelves today.
In his later years, Amos opened a cookie shop called Chip & Cookie in Hawaii and also co-founded Uncle Wally’s Muffin Co., whose products are widely available in stores across the nation.
Amos’s children have praised him for instilling in them the values of hard work, self-belief, and pursuing one’s dreams. “He was a true original Black American hero,” they stated in their tribute.
